The United Nations issues a new death toll from the war in Syria
At least 350,209 people have been killed in the decade-old conflict, the United Nations Human Rights Office said on Friday, in its first report since 2014 on the death toll from the Syrian war, adding that the toll was "underestimated".
The number includes civilians and fighters, and is based on a precise methodology that requires the full name of the deceased in addition to specifying the date and place of death.
"On this basis, we have compiled a list of 350,209 identified persons killed in the conflict in Syria between March 2011 and March 2021," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told the council.
She added that one in every 13 victims was a woman or a child.
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